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Americanon: An Unexpected U.S. History in Thirteen Bestselling Books
Jess McHugh - Dutton Format: Hardcover
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Pulitzer Prize Winner and New York Times Bestselling author "With her usual eye for detail and knack for smart storytelling, Jess McHugh takes a savvy and sensitive look at the 'secret origins' of the books that made and defined us ... . You won't want to miss... |
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Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States
Jonathan Levy - Random House Format: Hardcover
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Today, in the midst of a new economic crisis and severe political discord, the nature of capitalism in United States is at a crossroads. Since the market crash and Great Recession of 2008, historian Jonathan Levy has been teaching a course to help his students understand everything that... |
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Till the End
CC Sabathia - Roc Lit 101 Format: Hardcover
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How does it feel to be born with enormous gifts, in a life shadowed by tragedy? What does it mean when the gift that opens the world for us is not enough to stop us from losing the things we love? And what new gifts do we find in that loss? Baseball had been CC Sabathia's life since... |
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Willie Nelson's Letters to America
Willie Nelson - Harper Horizon Format: Hardcover
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American music legend Willie Nelson follows his bestselling books It's a Long Story and The Tao of Willie with Letters to America, a more personal and intimate book than anything he's ever written.From his opening letter "Dear America" to his "Dear Willie" epilogue,... |
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At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice
Rebecca Rosenberg - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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Wealthy, beautiful, and brilliant, Shele Danishefsky was on the cusp of total fulfillment. Having conquered Wall Street, she was eager to build a family with her much younger husband, beguiling and handsome Ivy League graduate Rod Covlin. But when Rod's hidden vices, from high stakes... |
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Bob Ballard: An Explorer's Life
Robert D. Ballard - National Geographic Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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The legendary explorer of Titanic and Lusitania looks back on his life behind his famous exploits and unveils a major new discovery on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Titanic find.Best known for finding the wreck of the Titanic, celebrated adventurer Robert Ballard has a lifetime... |
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The Western Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918
Nick Lloyd - Liveright Format: Book
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A panoramic history of the savage combat on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918 that came to define modern warfare.The Western Front evokes images of hardship and sacrifice, of young, mud-spattered men in water-logged trenches, shielded from artillery blasts by a few feet of dirt.... |
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A Time of Fear: America in the Era of Red Scares and Cold War
Albert Marrin - Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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In twentieth century America, no power--and no threat--loomed larger than the communist superpower of the Soviet Union. America saw in the dreams of the Soviet Union the overthrow of the US government, and the end of democracy and freedom. Meanwhile, the Communist Party of the United States... |
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The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915
Jon Grinspan - Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Book
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. Democracy was broken. Or that was what many Americans believed in the decades after the Civil War. Shaken by economic and technological disruption, they sought safety in aggressive, tribal partisanship. The results were the loudest, closest, most violent elections in U.S. history,... |
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Midnight's Borders: A People's History of Modern India
Suchitra Vijayan - Melville House Format: Hardcover
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Sharing borders with six countries and spanning a geography that extends from Pakistan to Myanmar, India is the world's largest democracy and second most populous country. Yet most of us don't understand it, or the violent history still playing out there. In fact, India as we know... |
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Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood
Danny Trejo - Atria Books Format: Hardcover
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On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. He's been shot, stabbed, hanged, chopped up, squished by an elevator, and once, was even melted into a bloody goo. Off screen, he's a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans... |
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Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
Jeff Shesol - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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A riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race.If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War -- a perilous time... |
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Live Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero
Amanda Kloots - Harper Format: Hardcover
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In March 2020, Broadway star and Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero was hospitalized for what he and his wife, Amanda Kloots, believed to be a severe case of pneumonia. Entering the hospital, they had every reason to believe that Nick - a young father and otherwise healthy man - would return... |
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A Chosen Destiny: My Story
Drew McIntyre - Gallery Books Format: Hardcover
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From a young age, Drew McIntyre dreamed of becoming WWE Champion and following in the footsteps of his heroes Stone Cold Steve Austin and Undertaker. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to tiny crowds in the UK's Butlin circuit. At age twenty-two,... |
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War on the Border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion
Jeff Guinn - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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Jeff Guinn, chronicler of the Southwestern US and of American undesirables (Bonnie and Clyde, Charles Manson, Jim Jones) tells the riveting story of Pancho Villa's bloody raid on a small US border town that sparked a violent conflict with the US. The "Punitive Expedition"... |
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Still Alive: A Wild Life of Rediscovery
Forrest Galante - Hachette Books Format: Book
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Very few individuals can truthfully say that their work impacts every person on earth. Forrest Galante is one of them. As a wildlife biologist and conservationist, Galante devotes his life to studying, rediscovering, and protecting our planet's amazing lifeforms. Part memoir, part... |
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The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush's Post-Presidency
Jean Becker - Twelve Format: Hardcover
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As chief of staff, Jean Becker had a ringside seat to the never-boring story of George Herbert Walker Bush's life post-presidency, including being at his side when he died and subsequently facing the challenge-and great honor-of being in charge of his state funeral. Full of heart... |
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The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero
Peter S. Canellos - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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They say that history is written by the victors. But not in the case of the most famous dissenter on the Supreme Court. Almost a century after his death, it was John Marshall Harlan's words that helped end segregation, and gave us our civil rights and our modern economic freedom. But his legacy... |
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The Windsor Diaries: My Childhood with the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret
Alathea Fitzalan Howard - Atria Books Format: Hardcover
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Like so many others in Great Britain, young Alathea Fitzalan Howard's life was turned upside down by the start of the Second World War. Sent to stay with her grandfather at the historic Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, Alathea found the affection she so craved through her close... |
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When Evil Lived in Laurel: The "White Knights" and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer
Curtis Wilkie - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Book
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The inside story of how a courageous FBI informant helped to bring down the KKK organization responsible for a brutal civil rights-era killing.By early 1966, the work of Vernon Dahmer was well known in south Mississippi. A light-skinned Black man, he was a farmer, grocery store owner,... |
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Steve Kerr: A Life
Scott Howard-Cooper - William Morrow Format: Hardcover
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In this in-depth biography, an award-winning sports journalist assesses the life and career of Steve Kerr, the championship-winning basketball player and head coach of the record-breaking Golden State Warriors.Few individuals have had a career as storied - and improbable - as Steve Kerr.... |
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Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942
Max Hastings - Harper Format: Hardcover
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Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operation Pedestal, the British action to save its troops from starvation on Malta - an action-packed tale of courage, fortitude, loss, and triumph against all odds.In 1940, Hitler had two choices... |
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House of Sticks: A Memoir
Ly Tran - Scribner Format: Hardcover
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'Ly Tran is just a toddler in 1993 when she and her family immigrate from a small town along the Mekong river in Vietnam to a two-bedroom railroad apartment in Queens. Ly's father, a former lieutenant in the South Vietnamese army, spent nearly a decade as a POW, and their resettlement... |
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Forever Frida: A Celebration of the Life, Art, Loves, Words, and Style of Frida Kahlo
Kathy Cano-Murillo - Adams Media Pages: 160 Format: Hardcover
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Revel in the enduring legacy of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo - from the self-portraits, to the flower crown, to her iconic eyebrows - with this fun and commemorative book!With her colorful style, dramatic self-portraits, hardscrabble backstory, and verve for life, Frida Kahlo remains a modern... |
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Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship
Charles Casillo - Kensington Format: Hardcover
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Yet the relationship between these two figures--one a dazzling, larger-than-life star, the other hugely talented yet fatally troubled--has never truly been explored until now. "Monty, Elizabeth likes me, but she loves you." --Richard BurtonWhen Elizabeth Taylor was cast opposite... |
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Hokusai: A Graphic Biography
Giuseppe Lantazi - Laurence King Publishing Format: Hardcover
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A stunning visual biography of one of Japan's most famous historical artists, this book beautifully illustrates the story of Katsushika Hokusai.Enter the world of Katsushika Hokusai - the enigmatic creator of Japanese art's all-time most iconic image. This vivid graphic biography... |
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Hear Us Speak: Letters from Arab Women
Suzan Kanoo - ForbesBooks Format: Hardcover
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To be a woman is a gift. But that gift does not come without challenges. Historically, women around the globe have fought to be heard. The stories of Arab women in particular have often been veiled in mystery.In Hear Us Speak, Suzy Kanoo lifts the veil. As a CEO, Suzy has enjoyed great... |
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The Age of Decadence: A History of Britain: 1880-1914
Simon Heffer - Pegasus Books Format: Hardcover
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A richly detailed history of Britain at its imperial zenith, revealing the simmering tensions and explosive rivalries beneath the opulent surface of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras.The popular memory of Britain in the years before the Great War is of a powerful, contented, orderly,... |
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